Optimization-Based Explanations

Autores
Kuechle, Graciela; Rios, Diego Martin
Año de publicación
2015
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inglés
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This paper argues that evolutionary models based on selection validate, under appropriate conditions, the relevance of optimality as an explanatory mechanism in rational choice theory. The reason is that these frameworks share the mechanism that drives the results, namely optimization, even if they situate it at different levels. The consequences of our argument are twofold. First, it resolves the tension between those predictions of rational choice theory that are accurate and the evidence showing that individuals seldom optimize. Second, it relativizes the explanatory import of rationality without diminishing the role of optimization as a mechanism.
Fil: Kuechle, Graciela. Heilbronn University; Alemania
Fil: Rios, Diego Martin. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Explanation
Optimality
Rationality
Selection
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title Optimization-Based Explanations
spellingShingle Optimization-Based Explanations
Kuechle, Graciela
Explanation
Optimality
Rationality
Selection
title_short Optimization-Based Explanations
title_full Optimization-Based Explanations
title_fullStr Optimization-Based Explanations
title_full_unstemmed Optimization-Based Explanations
title_sort Optimization-Based Explanations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kuechle, Graciela
Rios, Diego Martin
author Kuechle, Graciela
author_facet Kuechle, Graciela
Rios, Diego Martin
author_role author
author2 Rios, Diego Martin
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Explanation
Optimality
Rationality
Selection
topic Explanation
Optimality
Rationality
Selection
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper argues that evolutionary models based on selection validate, under appropriate conditions, the relevance of optimality as an explanatory mechanism in rational choice theory. The reason is that these frameworks share the mechanism that drives the results, namely optimization, even if they situate it at different levels. The consequences of our argument are twofold. First, it resolves the tension between those predictions of rational choice theory that are accurate and the evidence showing that individuals seldom optimize. Second, it relativizes the explanatory import of rationality without diminishing the role of optimization as a mechanism.
Fil: Kuechle, Graciela. Heilbronn University; Alemania
Fil: Rios, Diego Martin. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description This paper argues that evolutionary models based on selection validate, under appropriate conditions, the relevance of optimality as an explanatory mechanism in rational choice theory. The reason is that these frameworks share the mechanism that drives the results, namely optimization, even if they situate it at different levels. The consequences of our argument are twofold. First, it resolves the tension between those predictions of rational choice theory that are accurate and the evidence showing that individuals seldom optimize. Second, it relativizes the explanatory import of rationality without diminishing the role of optimization as a mechanism.
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Kuechle, Graciela; Rios, Diego Martin; Optimization-Based Explanations; SAGE Publications; Philosophy Of The Social Sciences; 45; 4-5; 5-2015; 481-496
0048-3931
CONICET Digital
CONICET
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